The Parenting Book

‘Provides real insight into how to be a good parent’ Bear Grylls

Drawing on their own experience of bringing up four children and having talked to thousands of parents over the years on their parenting courses, Nicky and Sila Lee bring fresh insights and time-tested values to the task of parenting. Full of valuable advice and practical tips, The Parenting Book is a resource for parents to come back to again and again.

Nominated for the Christianity Magazine Book of the Year Award.

Chapters include:

Understanding how families work

Knowing what the family is for
Building a healthy family life
Creating special family time
Helping sibling relationships
Meeting our children’s needs

The five ways of showing love
Words
One-to-one time
Touch, presents and actions
Building character through setting boundaries

The foundation of discipline
Setting boundaries with pre-school children (aged 0 to 5)
Setting boundaries with 6 to 10-year-olds
Letting go gradually with 11 to 13-year-olds
Teenagers – guiding without alienating
Helping our children make good choices

Handling anger (ours and theirs)
Stress, depression and eating disorders
Sex and sexuality
Alcohol and other drugs
Money, TV and the Internet
Passing on our beliefs and values

Establishing a family identity
Dealing with the big questions
Building a child’s spiritual life
This book is also available as an ebook.